DesignCraft vs. Innermost Cabinets
RMB808
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Comments (1)I also was nervous about veneer and devoted to slab doors and drawers. Slab doors are very often, not always, veneer. Slab doors that are not veneer should have battens on the inside of the door to prevent warping. Even though I started my project insistent upon solid wood doors, I am very happy with the veneer doors I have that are now going on 2 years old. They still look brand new and I have an extremely hardworking kitchen, I was comfortable with my decision, based on the thickness of the veneer, and complete trust in my cabinet maker. I think you will be happy with Innermost, they are the same company as Medallion and have a good reputation....See MoreDura Supreme/Innermost/Cabico
Comments (4)My vote is Dura Supreme since I have them for over three years now. I love the way they look and the quality of the doors and drawers. I have them in BM Dove White....See Morekitchen layout/Innermost vs Thomasville
Comments (7)we did consider moving the frig to the other wall placed next to the opening, but were unsure if this make the kitchen feel too closed off..so you would move the sink down to possibly the corner and have a drawer base between the frig and dishwasher..we have a decent view out the slider.. we are in a townhouse community but we back to about 300 yards of open/treed area before the next development begins...the built in seating is a great idea b/c like you said it would be very cozy/inviting and would still have plenty of seating. As for the focal point on the right wall.. maybe 75" of base cabinets 18" deep? with pantry style cabinets on each end..the middle maybe could have open shelves? seems like we could do a lot with this section. I will speak with my fiance at lunch and see what her thoughts are.. Do you have any idea if the prices we were quoted were good value? I am not interested in getting the absolute lowest price but just want to get decent quality/value out of the cabinets. I have not priced ikea apples to apples but was under the assumption that it would be a couple grand less... Also, per the advice of many on this board, I have been trying to find custom shops to get quotes from but have found this to be exceedingly difficult. Thanks for the insight, it has helped me considerably....See More6k Thomasville vs 9k Innermost cabinets - promo ends today
Comments (3)Disclosure: We installed InnerMost cabinets this past October. When you're choosing between InnerMost and Thomasville, there are a couple of important considerations aside from price. One is just aesthetics - which look do you like? To me Thomasville looks more traditional and InnerMost looks more modern or European or something. If you can go either way comfortably, then how about space issues? For us, this was a deciding factor. Our kitchen is dinky and we needed to maximize every square inch. This photo was from granite install day, but you get the idea: The extra space comes from full access drawers which do not lose the 1.5" behind the face frame in framed cabinetry. The uppers are also 13" vs. 12", which actually makes a difference - things that didn't quite fit in the old cabinets fit fine in these. Long agonizing over exactly what to put where is also helpful regardless of what cabinets you decide on. Price: we paid around $14,000 for ours, including the cost of trim pieces and toe kick trim and such. We have what you can see in the photo, plus there's a 12" utility closet over 2 deep drawers to the left of the fridge space and a 27" full height pantry with roll outs in the bottom half you can just see the edge of on the right. The peninsula has 2 24" 3-drawer units and a 15" 4-drawer unit. On the other side of the dining room (behind the photographer's back) we also have 4 64" glass fronted cabinets. One is 24" deep and the other 3 are 13" deep. We had the glass done locally. The lowers to either side of the stove are not the same. One is 15" and the other 14". We found InnerMost to be extremely flexible on things like that. "Deals": The best I can tell, all the companies have deals pretty much all the time, the specifics just change. InnerMost had a "free" sink base in July and something about glass fronts. We weren't ready to order in July - the planning and considering stage needs to be thorough. When we did order in August, the "deals" changed. We got "free" finished ends (we had many!). The sink base freebie had expired, but the HD guy called them up and they said sure, why not? At that time HD also had a deal going of their own that if you spend x amount, they take y off. It wasn't as good in August as it was in June or July, but it was considerable. The various incentives added up to about $2500, which was good since I was suffering from sticker shock. This may not be a great time of year for the best incentives. "Particle board" - Please! it's "furniture board." Now I'm not chuckling anymore: the stuff they use in good cabinetry of the type you're considering is excellent quality, not to be confused with that sawdusty stuff that you sometimes see in chair seats under the fabric covering. Some will insist that you must have plywood, and others then battle back. We went with the "furniture board" and are satisfied with our choice. Summation: we really like what we got. Given a choice, I'd never have framed kitchen cabinets again. We're happy with the look, the quality, and the function, and would choose to pay the premium again if we had it to do over. Thomasville is also a perfectly valid choice. If you're just as happy with face framed cabinetry, then save the extra $. P.S. I suspect your final bill will exceed what you quoted above. All those little trim bits add up, but you really do need them to finish up the job....See Morebrightm
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